The rock castle was destroyed in 1469 and fell into ruins.

A typical rock castle, it lies on the upper end of a long sandstone rock ridge, next to the village of Frýdštejn (former Zásada).

The Specter lives in a bloody fortress, a real rock castle.

The rock castle was probably built in the 11th or 12th century by the Counts of Nahegau of the Emichones family.

Typically a rock castle was built on a rock that was able to provide a fortified position without any great additions.

Several rock castles, like the ruins of Neuwindstein still have impressive wall remains however.

It belongs to the category of rock castles that were part of the Palatinate defences during the Middle Ages.

A special type is the rock castle or Felsenburg.

Unlike many other rock castles, only a few elements have been hewn out of the Bunter sandstone rock on which it is built.

The foundation rock is also not as large as that of a typical rock castle.